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Zywiec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:23 PM
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Weiner’s Wife Is Pregnant?
Their marriage has become the subject of intense speculation and scrutiny amid an embarrassing online sex scandal.

Now, Representative Anthony D. Weiner and Huma Abedin are about to make news of a different kind: they are expecting their first child.

Ms. Abedin, 35, is in the early stages of pregnancy, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.


http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/weiners-wife-is-pregnant/
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lbrtbell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:25 PM
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1. Oh...my...God.
Words fail me, so here's a picture.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:27 PM
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2. I feel so badly for her. This kind of stress is not good for someone who's pregnant
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:27 PM
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3. Oh dear. I hope she can stay healthy
through all his mess.
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:45 PM
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9. At 35, she is also considered high risk. Weiner is
such an ass!
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1monster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:55 PM
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13. Oh B.S.! I got pregnant at 35 and had some extremely stressful times during the
pregnancy. If she is smart and takes care of herself, she and the baby will be fine, unless there is some unknown genetic or other factors involved.

Let's not borrow more trouble that you will blame on Weiner. Let them both alone.
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:57 PM
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14. You're not the one going through this. She is.
I think a little concern for another woman is entirely appropriate.
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1monster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:44 PM
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29. You don't have a clue as to what I went through or even what she is going through.
You are only projecting what you think you would (or may have, for all I know) felt.

I will suggest, from years of watching human nature, that even a woman is extremely hurt and angry enough to stand her husband on his head and spin him like a top, she would rip the guts out with her fingernails of any woman who dissed her man over something that is HER business rather than someone she doesn't know.

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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:58 PM
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31. Oh good grief. I'll be worried about her health if I want to be. How's that?
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Whisp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 06:01 PM
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32. if she is smart....
so if things don't go well she's dumb?
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1monster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 06:17 PM
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33. Then her pregnancy might have been at risk anyway. But not necessarily.
Edited on Wed Jun-08-11 06:26 PM by 1monster
A lot of not-so-smart people are able to have successful pregnancies. Sarah Palin comes to mind.

On edit: I misread your post. My post said that there are other factors other than taking care of herself and being smart. Possible genetic problems and sometimes a pregnacy isn't viable for unknow reasons.

But if her pregnancy is viable and there are no problems, there is no reason that the stress both of the Weiners are undergoing now should cause a miscarriage.

And I meant smart about her pregnancy. You know, prenatal care, the caveats about caffeine and alcohol, being around chlorine bleach and other cleaners, ect.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:04 PM
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16. 35 is "HIGH RISK"? OK Doctor!
:silly:
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cbdo2007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:07 PM
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19. Yes, any doctor will tell you that.
Have you visited an OBGYN lately?
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:15 PM
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23. Increased risk begins at 35.
I don't have to go to an OBGYN, thank you.
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:28 PM
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26. Hence, they are regarded as high risk pregnancies.
http://women.webmd.com/pregnancy-after-35

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthproblemsinpregnancy.html

A pregnancy at 35 and over is regarded as high risk. It just is. Millions of women have babies after this age and into their early 40's without problems. That is anecdotal. Evidence shows that pregnancy at this age warrants the designation.
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cbdo2007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 06:29 PM
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34. Haha, thanks for agreeing with me.
"increased" means higher than normal. That's high risk.

You didn't really have to answer about the OBGYN, it was pretty obvious to us all.
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:17 PM
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24. +1
http://women.webmd.com/pregnancy-after-35
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1monster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 06:31 PM
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36. The risk is not to the mother so much, but that the baby will have Down's Syndrome.
And whether or not the baby does have Down's Syndrome has already been the determined as it is a chromosomal problem. Stress will not affect that.

The main concern you face as you age is that your risk of conceiving a baby with a chromosomal problem goes up every year. For example, the risk of having a baby with Down syndrome rises from about 1 in 759 at age 30 to 1 in 302 at age 35, 1 in 82 at age 40.

If you'll be 35 or older on your due date, you'll be offered genetic counseling. A genetic counselor can help you understand your particular risks and help you decide whether to have genetic testing to screen for or diagnose chromosomal problems or other birth defects. Keep in mind that every woman has a chance of having a baby with problems, no matter what her age.

Other than that, if your weight is normal and you have no medical disorders, your risk of complications during the pregnancy is probably similar to that of younger women who are also in good health.

That said, the older you are when you get pregnant, the more likely you are to have a chronic disease, such as high blood pressure or diabetes, that may be undiagnosed and can affect your pregnancy.


http://www.babycenter.com/404_what-are-the-risks-of-having-a-baby-if-im-35-or-older_3127.bc
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 06:51 PM
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39. Wrong Doctor! I know many women who babies in their 40s,
including my mother who had two babies in in her middle 40s. No problems.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:27 PM
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4. Congratulations to them
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lbrtbell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:32 PM
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6. WTH?
"Congratulations, Mrs. Wiener, your husband has just humiliated you, expressed his desire to have sex with a Vegas blackjack dealer*, risked an ethics investigation, and you've just found out you're expecting his child. What are you going to do next?"

"I'm going to Disneyland!"

Sympathy is in order here, not congratulations. Please, a little sensitivity for this poor woman?



* From the Facebook transcript posted here at DU last night
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:34 PM
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7. they are going to have their first child together, and Weiner didn't have much
interest in those women he talked to. it was more about him just getting off on the attention he was getting and them thinking he was so great.
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lbrtbell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:41 PM
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8. Read the transcript
He kept talking about the things he wanted to do with that young woman when they got together. I can't repost them in detail here, and I don't know if I can link to it, as I don't know if that would violate DU rules. You'll have to download the transcript and read it for yourself.

Just google "Facebook-transcript.pdf" and you'll likely find it.
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Dreamer Tatum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:47 PM
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12. The child will live a long life, unlike this scandal
So congratulations are definitely appropriate.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:18 PM
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25. By the time that baby has his bris, 9 or so months from now
this scandal will be over.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:46 PM
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11. you dont think this newly preg woman does feel like a piece of shit in all the emotional
turmoil from hormones?
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Bluerthanblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:03 PM
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15. I'm sure she isn't having
an easy time of it- but I don't see why it is so terrible to wish them well- which is what "congratulations" means in my view.

I wish her nothing but good.
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cbdo2007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:05 PM
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17. I'm 99% sure if he was doing this online, he was also doing it in person.
If you think he just wanted some "attention" from random women....you're far too trusting of someone who's already a proven liar.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:30 PM
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27. that is how i see it. BUT since nothing has come out, i havent said anything
been waiting for it. wont be surprised by it.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 06:50 PM
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37. but i think it would have come out if he had and he isn't really good with
keeping things hidden.

i just find his style to be different from some other guys who cheated like Clinton and Spitzer. they just wanted sex and i don't see them doing what Weiner did. i don't think they care whether women find them hot or anything. it's just about getting the sex.

Weiner reminds me more of the teen girls and young women who post pics online and want to be told how hot they are.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 07:58 PM
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41. agree with you, especially your last statement. nt
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lumberjack_jeff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:05 PM
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18. Having your first child is a "congratulations" event. n/t
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BellaLuna Donating Member (215 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:09 PM
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20. WTH? Have you spoken with Mrs.Weiner to know her state of mind?
Until then she may want to kill him for his transgressions but she may have wanted a child and loves him enough to work on the whole mess.

She appears to be a very strong woman and time will tell how she deals with her husband but I think it's a bit much to be sympathetic she is with child when you do not know what is in her mind.
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dmr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:38 PM
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28. I congratulate & wish them well, too.
What else can we say other than to wish them well?

They are both in a whole world of hurt. They don't need reminding of their troubles, or me sit in judgment of their marriage.

So, I say congratulations & may you have a safe & healthy pregnancy & birth.
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Bluerthanblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:48 PM
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30. +1
I join you in wishing them well.

:hi:
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JBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:31 PM
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5. Anthony Weiner's "other" package.
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snooper2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 04:45 PM
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10. There's another weiner in the oven
:rofl:
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:12 PM
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21. Poor woman, what should be one of the happiest times of her life
then to have something like this to deal with. :-(
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somone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 05:13 PM
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22. It worked
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 06:29 PM
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35. I think this is probably none of our business.
I believe I will not engage in any conversation about it at all.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 06:51 PM
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38. +1
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 06:53 PM
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40. That's terrible. n/t
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